I’m sorry I can’t do that, Dave
I’ve been using AI more and more lately for text answers (not just lurid pictures of weasels). It’s only a Google search with a synopsis afterwards, but that’s a surprisingly useful thing. Grok is my favorite so far. It has a colloquial writing style that reminds me of…well, me.
That’s an odd issue, but it’s not uncommon for computers to throw curveballs like this. Since rebooting fixes it temporarily, it’s likely a software glitch rather than a hardware failure. Here are a few potential culprits and things to check:
Curveball! Did you ever expect kind of chatty informality from your computer? (My new computer occasionally begins to spew [ and ] in the middle of my text. It’s done it twice and a reboot fixes it, so I’m not inclined to worry).
Not awfully keen on the Microsoft one (Copilot?). Never used ChatGPT. Uncle B is pals with Leo, the AI built into the Brave browser.
Someone suggested today that if you take your car to the garage and you’re not awfully good with cars, you can get AI to explain the problem and give you a hint if they’re telling the truth and what the costs should be.
I think this is going to be useful, after all. Not world shaking, I don’t think, but useful.
Posted: March 19th, 2025 under technology.
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Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: March 19, 2025, 8:02 pm
Beacon 23…
Two seasons on Amazon Prime.
The concept runs the full gamut of AI personification from a floating ball with a smart-ass mouth to a hologram who is depicted as a black lady with loyalty combined with truthful search results.
Also, an AI world is violent.
Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: March 19, 2025, 10:12 pm
“This form is not secure. Autofill has been turned off.”
Anyway.
I think this is going to be useful, after all. Not world shaking, I don’t think, but useful.
Screenwriter Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, American Gigolo, First Reformed (2017 Oscar nominee)) tried asking ChatGPT for film ideas. He said they were all good. He asked for “Paul Schrader” ideas. They were better than anything he could think of at the time. He asked ChatGPT to review and comment on a screenplay. The response was better than anything he’d ever gotten from a film executive.
AI is already more powerful than almost anyone realizes, and it is just starting out.
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: March 19, 2025, 10:34 pm
Well. I know we’re probably safe from Skynet, because the government will give Boeing the contract.
Comment from peacelovewoodstock
Time: March 20, 2025, 12:48 pm
The Grok smartphone (at least on iOS) app lets you speak to it, and it will speak back. It has several modes, including: “By default, “unhinged” mode curses, insults, and belittles the user non-stop using vulgar language. Other modes include “Storyteller” (which does what it sounds like), “Romantic” (which stammers and speaks in a slow, uncertain, and insecure way), “Meditation” (which can guide you through a meditation-like experience), “Conspiracy” (which likes to talk about conspiracy theories, UFOs, and bigfoot), “Unlicensed Therapist” (which plays the part of a talk psychologist), “Grok Doc” (a doctor), “Sexy” (marked as “18+” and acts almost like a 1-800 phone sex operator), and “Professor” (which talks about science”.
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